From typicallyspanish.com
Cruise ship rescues immigrants off Cartagena
By m.p.
Oct 4, 2007 - 6:55 PM
The nine Algerian passengers of an immigrant boat spotted adrift 32 miles off the coast of Cartagena are now safely on shore, after they were rescued in the early hours of Thursday by a cruise ship bound for Italy.
The Panamanian boat, the MSC Liria, spotted the small vessel shortly after 1 o’clock on Thursday morning, and transferred the nine men to safety on board the ship, where they remained until the Coastguard arrived to escort them to port in Cartagena.
One of the men was admitted to hospital with symptoms of exhaustion, although it’s understood he was discharged around an hour later.